192: Joshua Ray Walker defends East Dallas
This one comes with a bonus. Josh brought along his songwriting partner and recording engineer, John Pedigo . So, yes, we talked about Josh'...
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D Magazine's EarBurner
EarBurner is a weekly conversation about North Texas issues (and a lot of other stuff). It is hosted by the editors of D Magazine, the city magazine of Dallas.
Episodes
20 of 100 episodes191: Actress Giovannie Cruz did bad things in "Superman" and got to meet a real hero, Flo from Progressive
In this movie-intensive episode, D Magazine contributing editor and noted cinephile Eric Celeste joins Tim Rogers at the Old Monk to hear Gi...
190: Remembering the Great Zac Crain
In the Roman Catholic tradition, there's something called a year's mind. It's a requiem Mass held on the one-year anniversary of someone's d...
189: Sarah Saldaña, former director of ICE
Sarah was the U.S. Attorney for the North District of Texas before Barack Obama appointed her head of ICE in 2014. She talks with Tim about...
188: How to Judge BBQ, Cake, and Fort Worth Women
It's a themed episode! Kathy tells us about a controversy she experienced while judging cakes for the State Fair of Texas. Brian covers the...
187: Bull Riding and Cooper Flagg
Our own Mike Piellucci talks about one of the world's best bull riders, John Crimber, who lives with a bunch of other badass Brazilian bull...
186: The Best Barbecue in Dallas 2025
We discuss meat and the proper smoking thereof. Plus what is "motorcycle paint" and who in the D Magazine office is most likely to assassina...
185: The Best New Restaurants of 2024
D Magazine 's dining critic, Brian Reinhart, joins Tim and Kathy to talk about the Dallas dining scene, the origin of Texas toast, how the R...
184: Bobby Abtahi unpacks the raw deal on Fair Park
If you listened to the previous episode of EarBurner (and you should), you know that Bobby Abtahi was sitting at the table at the Old Monk a...
183: Mike Rawlings on Props S, T, and U
On your November ballot, there will appear 18 proposed amendments to the Dallas city charter, which is quite something. Three of those props...
182: Barak Epstein previews the Oak Cliff Film Festival
The Oak Cliff Film Fest runs this year from June 20–23. Barak is one of the smartest, funniest dudes in Dallas, so it's always a pleasure to...
181: Julia Heaberlin thrills us
In another lifetime, Julia was Tim's boss at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram . Now she's a best-selling author with six novels to her credit. H...
180: Mark Melton fights illegal evictions
In the May issue of D Magazine , Matt Goodman wrote a story titled " The Lawyer Who Landlords Don't Want to See in Court ." That would be Ma...
179: James Faust loves movies more than you do
James is the artistic director of the Dallas International Film Festival , which runs from April 25 through May 2. We talked about how many...
178: Megan Kimble on why highways kill cities
Megan spent four years researching and writing her new book, City Limits: Infrastructure, Inequality, and the Future of America's Highways ....
177: Mike Mooney's sex-trafficking podcast
Mike used to work at D Magazine . Now he doesn't. But he's got a new podcast that dropped April 11 on Audible. It is titled Hold Fast . Over...
176: Greg Brownderville starts a literary festival
Greg is an SMU professor who hails from Pumpkin Bend, Arkansas. He's also the lead singer for Beekeeper Spaceman and the editor of the South...
175: Joel Klatt on the new UFL
You probably know Joel from his appearances on the Ticket and his Fox Sports work on college football. Along with Curt Menefee, he'll be cal...
174: Troy Aikman's many slights
Over the years, starting in 1992, D Magazine has unintentionally caused the man grief. In this episode, Tim and Zac run through the slights—...
173: World Cup and Arlington mess
Right here you've got another chat recorded on the shady side of White Rock Lake, at Goodfriend. The boys tackle the goofiness of what one l...